At the Apex of the Firmament above the Southern Region.
After leaving the Sea Clan, Ye Chang'an brought Shangguan Shi here.
“Hall master, what are we doing here?”
Shangguan Shi asked curiously.
However, Ye Chang'an did not answer him.
Just moments ago, someone had used voice transmission to contact him, so after leaving the Sea Clan, Ye Chang'an immediately brought Shangguan Shi to the Apex of the Firmament.
“I’m already here. You should come out now.”
Seeing no one around, Ye Chang'an called out.
Sure enough, the next moment, a middle-aged man dressed in flowing-cloud gold-trimmed ceremonial robes appeared not far in front of Ye Chang'an.
The middle-aged man possessed a dignified aura, yet not the slightest trace of his presence leaked out. It was obvious at a glance that he had long occupied a position of power.
Although he could not sense the man’s presence, Ye Chang'an knew from his aura alone that the middle-aged man was extraordinarily powerful.
“If I’m not mistaken, you’re from the Heavenly Dao Hall.”
At this, the middle-aged man looked at Ye Chang'an with interest:
“It seems you found out a few things from Jin Xuan.”
The middle-aged man immediately guessed that Ye Chang'an must have learned about the Heavenly Dao Hall from Jin Xuan.
Hearing the middle-aged man mention Jin Xuan, a smile appeared on Ye Chang'an’s face:
“Sorry about killing a member of the heavenly dao hall.”
Seeing this, the middle-aged man did not grow angry. He remained interested:
“I don’t blame you. I warned him to be more careful. Since he refused to listen, he should accept the consequences of his own conceit.”
The middle-aged man’s reaction secretly startled Ye Chang'an.
He had not expected the other party to respond like this.
In Ye Chang'an’s view, after Qin Qi killed Jin Xuan, the usual scene of the younger one being beaten and the older one coming to settle the score should have played out.
Yet the other party seemed to harbor no ill will.
This left Ye Chang'an completely puzzled for a moment.
“You don’t seem to have come for revenge.”
“That’s right. I’ve been observing you for a month. I’m simply interested in someone like you who came out of the Lower Realm.”
The middle-aged man spoke frankly.
“Interested in me?”
Ye Chang'an was taken aback.
“That’s right. Aside from the depths of the universe, everything in existence is monitored and controlled by our Heavenly Dao Hall.
But you are beyond my ability to see through, so I want to learn more about you.”
As he spoke, the curiosity on the middle-aged man’s face grew stronger.
“What do you want to know?”
Ye Chang'an followed his lead.
“The faction behind you. Given your cultivation, you certainly couldn’t have killed Jin Xuan, so I’m very interested in the faction behind you.”
“You want to know just how powerful the faction behind me is.”
Seeing through the middle-aged man’s intentions, Ye Chang'an exposed them directly.
Now that his thoughts had been laid bare, the middle-aged man stopped hiding them:
“You’re right. I want to know exactly how powerful the faction behind you is.”
“Why should I tell you?”
“What if I told you this concerns the cosmic origin?”
At the mention of the cosmic origin, the middle-aged man slightly furrowed his brows, as though he had lost his earlier ease.
“The cosmic origin?”
“That’s right. I can’t say much about the specifics, but if something happens to the cosmic origin, the entire universe will face a catastrophe.”
Seeing the slight solemnity on the middle-aged man’s face, Ye Chang'an asked curiously:
“A catastrophe? What kind of catastrophe?”
Ye Chang'an was not worried about the so-called catastrophe.
After all, he had the Primordial Divine Hall. There was no need for him to panic.
He was simply curious and asking out of interest.
Seeing Ye Chang'an ask, the middle-aged man thought there was hope:
“The destruction of the world, and the universe falling into emptiness.”
“That does sound like quite a serious matter.” Ye Chang'an rubbed his chin and nodded.
“Exactly. Therefore, the faction behind you might play a very important role.”
Hearing Ye Chang'an’s words, the middle-aged man hurriedly spoke.
“You’re right. The faction behind me should be able to play a major role. But... what does this have to do with me?”
Middle-aged man: ???
“What does it have to do with you? Do you think you’ll be able to escape when that happens?”
At this, the middle-aged man’s mind went blank.
Why did that sound so strange?
As long as one was within this universe, no one could escape.
And he was still saying it had nothing to do with him?
He didn’t look like a fool, did he?
Seeing the middle-aged man’s expression, Ye Chang'an did not care.
The other party did not know how powerful his Primordial Divine Hall was, so it was perfectly normal for him not to understand.
Most importantly, Ye Chang'an really could remain uninvolved.
“It really has nothing to do with me, so you can go back.”
After saying this, Ye Chang'an no longer intended to speak with the middle-aged man.
“Do you think you can remain unscathed under such circumstances?” Seeing that Ye Chang'an was preparing to leave, the middle-aged man hurriedly appeared in front of him and asked.
“System, can Xiao Liu deal with this?”
Not wanting to say anything more to the other party, Ye Chang'an directly contacted the system and prepared to call someone over.
【Absolutely no problem】
At this, the corners of Ye Chang'an’s mouth lifted.
“Xiao Liu, make him stay farther away from me.”
As soon as he said this, the middle-aged man froze, then suddenly became delighted.
The middle-aged man knew that Ye Chang'an was about to call someone from the faction behind him.
This was the perfect opportunity to see their strength.
In an instant, a young woman dressed in a purple dress appeared in the void.
The woman had willow-shaped brows, phoenix eyes, a high, straight nose, an elegant bearing, and the beauty of a celestial being.
The moment she appeared, the middle-aged man stood rooted to the spot.
It was not merely because of Xiao Liu’s beauty, but also because he could not sense the slightest trace of her presence.
He could tell that the woman was very young, yet with his own cultivation, he was actually unable to see through her.
The middle-aged man was completely dumbfounded.
A terrifying thought surfaced in his mind.
This young woman was far stronger than he was!
“Xiao Liu greets the hall master.”
The moment Xiao Liu appeared, she immediately saluted Ye Chang'an.
Hearing Xiao Liu’s words, the middle-aged man’s heart jolted.
Hall master?!
You call him hall master?!
What kind of hall master is he? Can someone in the Heavenly Venerable Realm be your hall master?
“Rise.” Ye Chang'an indicated that Xiao Liu should stand.
“Sixth senior sister.”
Nearby, Shangguan Shi also greeted Xiao Liu with a smile.
“Tenth junior brother.”
At this, Xiao Liu replied with a soft laugh.
“You’re a dao lord realm powerhouse?”
The middle-aged man asked with some tension, voicing the guess in his heart.
Hearing this, Xiao Liu looked at the middle-aged man with a calm expression:
“That has nothing to do with you. However, the hall master wants you to stay farther away from him.”
The middle-aged man had been about to say something, but swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips. His expression turned slightly unpleasant.
“The matter of the cosmic origin has nothing to do with me, so you can leave now.”
After saying this, Ye Chang'an disappeared from in front of the middle-aged man together with Xiao Liu and Shangguan Shi.
The middle-aged man was left alone in the void. Looking at the spot where the three of them had previously stood, he felt somewhat dejected.
“Wait! Sixth senior sister? Tenth junior brother? Doesn’t that mean there are people above that woman as well!”
Still standing there, the middle-aged man suddenly recalled the way Xiao Liu and Shangguan Shi had addressed each other. He seemed to have realized something momentous, and his pupils abruptly contracted as his shock became indescribable.
“Who exactly is he? Is there really such a powerful faction in the universe?
How did someone in the Heavenly Venerable Realm become a hall master? Or is the Heavenly Venerable Realm merely what he deliberately allowed me to see?”
The middle-aged man muttered to himself.